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Hushwing Gryff Discussion

2 weeks ago

2 weeks ago

Kiyomei: Yeah Soren841 will almost always point you in the right direction, so I would take his advice. As for Prelate in the context of my deck, if it hit creatures I would say it's pretty terrifying, luckily it doesn't and against this deck, in particular, it's nothing but a minor nuisance that I would rather keep on the field as it would hurt others more than me per se.
Torpor Orb
is pretty annoying, so
Hushwing Gryff
is pretty great since you can just time it against an important
Regal Force
, or
Great Oak Guardian
.
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
is a house against my deck, so both her and
Cursed Totem
are pretty great, the latter being the weaker/easier to deal with.
Aven Mindcensor
hurts the toolbox aspects of the deck a lot, so that's another really good one.
Rule of Law
forms like a gate when it comes to my deck, I have to deal with it before I pop off, which is not much of an issue, but the mere fact that I have to deal with it is always a good thing.
Winter Orb
doesn't hurt me in the slightest thanks to multiple sources of mana.
Grand Abolisher
locks me out of your turn hard, so it's perfect to combo off unopposed.

3 weeks ago

you should be looking at effects that shut down his key mechanics. Stax pieces are often pretty cheap and they come in various colours. You could for example ruin Locust God with
Notion Thief
,
Spirit of the Labyrinth
,
Alms Collector
or even a
Rampaging Ferocidon
. Purphoros is easily turned off by
Torpor Orb
or
Hushwing Gryff
.
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
might be a good commander to oppose Locust God because he punishes the player for the same action that Locust God gives you a bonus for.
Uba Mask
turns off the draw trigger of Locust God because the cards are exiled INSTEAD of drawing. There's so many angles from which you can attack and the hate pieces are also useful against other decks.

3 weeks ago

I do kind of like
Grapeshot
as a possible alternative win-con. On its own it can deal with a few annoying creatures like
Hushwing Gryff
or
Hermit Druid
and it can clear out some mana dorks that might block Animar from being able to swing through. The fact that
Spellseeker
can tutor for it is what makes it a possible consideration. However, as a win-con it is vulnerable to
Flusterstorm
, unlike Purph, and can wind up frequently being a dead draw early in the game depending on your meta.

Purph can kill in conjunction with the Kiri line, can help cut down on the life of
Ad Nauseam
decks when not comboing, and can be difficult to remove. However, he is surprisingly awkward to tutor for. He just seems to sit outside of a lot of Animar's more conventional lines of play. You often have better things to tutor for so Purph winds up being one of those "nice if I draw into it" types of cards. Considering that he doesn't pop up that often, he generally isn't missed that much when cut from an Animar deck.

1 month ago

Hushwing Gryff occurrence in decks from the last year

Modern:

All decks: 0.0%

Commander / EDH:

All decks: 0.01%

White: 0.08%

GW (Selesnya): 0.1%

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